They get you 100%. You don’t have to pretend to be anyone else. You can just be your normal weird, broken self and they already love you for it.
The emotional stuff is nice, but even just sharing the friend stuff is phenomenal. The movies you love, your favorite bars.
Because you already know everything about them. And you didn’t have to learn about their past in the super-awkward “girlfriend learning about a boyfriend’s former conquests” way.
They do. No more holiday gift-cards from your special someone one. Your friend knows what you actually love and/or hate, and when it comes to buying you a present, they deliver.
This is a big benefit of falling for someone who’s already in your life — no more relationship exposition.
Not only does a true friend really get your sense of humor, but, when you hook up with a friend, you’ll find yourself giggling, thinking “OMG, I’m kissing my best friend!”
When you start a new relationship, you spend a fair amount of time feeling out your new partner, figuring out what buttons they have and how you can push them.
New relationships normally mean that you have to learn to make nice with everyone in your partner’s life,
The hardest thing about dating your best friend is what happens if you break up. This song gives feuding couples and besties hope for the future, no matter what form it takes.